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- Lakeland drives demand in district
Lakeland drives demand in district By Justin Fritscher justin.fritscher@rankinledger.com Melanie Thortis Rankin Ledger Houses are being built as far as the eye can see in the Deer Park subdivision off Hugh Ward ...
- Stray Bullet Hits Woman At Fireworks Show
July 5 -- A woman is recovering after a bullet pierced her in the shoulder while at the Emerald Grande Tower near Destin Harbor, Florida, Saturday.
- New road connection to become reality
People who have heard the words "Erlich Road project" would most likely equate it with "never-going-to-happen project." "It became something you wouldn't even want to talk about," County Engineer Buster Parker ...
- Snow "whites out" Rankin County
Parts of Rankin county experienced near white-out conditions as residents started their day Thursday morning.
- Cities have slate of Christmas parades scheduled
Santa Claus throws a handful of candy into the crowd last year during Pelahatchie's annual Christmas parade.
- Metrocenter: Anchor stores busy
Metrocenter had about 500 vehicles through the mall between 7-7:30 this morning, mall spokeswoman Crystal Quarles said.
- Shoppers brave wet weather for bargains
Shoppers were greeted by wet weather and fog this morning as the unofficial kickoff to holiday shopping season.
- Layaway's new life
With the economy continuing to slow and layoffs fueling rising unemployment, storing purchases with a retailer while paying for them over time is again putting a glint in customers' eyes.
- Who's Accountable For Road In Ruins?
Ridgewood Road in Jackson is no stranger to the pothole patrol and driver complaints.
- Construction to begin on Beach Boulevard in Bay St. Louis
BAY ST. LOUIS, Miss. a ' The permanent reconstruction of Beach Boulevard in Bay St.
- Blue Cross Blue Shield presents Project Fit America
Seventh-grader Tori Henry plays with the rest of the Florence Middle School band celebrating Rankin County schools participation in Project Fit America.
- Some hunters find unpleasant surprise in early-season squirrels
Squirrel season has been open now for about two weeks, and I understand that many hunters have had success harvesting their share of the game.
- Rankin County Election Commission District 1
Florence Age: 49. Experience: Masters of Education, Mississippi State University; BS, Belhaven College; AA, Hinds Community College; Graduate, Florence High School; educator/teacher 25 years with Rankin ...
- Riley-Knight
Larry Mac and Marion Riley of Hattiesburg announce the engagement of their daughter, Stacy Rebecca, to Robert Bennett Knight, son of Charles Michael and Sandra Price Knight of Star.
- When will each area celebrate Halloween?
Several metro area neighborhoods are celebrating Halloween a day in advance this year.
- Schools participating in mock election
At least 19 Rankin County schools plan to participate this week in a mock election.
- 18 Rankin schools enjoy sparkling new exercise equipment
A crowd of Rankin County school students gathered in the Florence Middle School gymnasium are cheering and hoopin' it up, but it's not just their brand new hula hoops that have them so excited! Students from ...
- 4 Rankin agencies add new fire trucks
Star Volunteer Fire Department was one of four fire stations in the county to receive a new truck this month.
- Interstate Opens After Overnight Work
The northbound lanes and the southbound lanes of I-55 are now open again. I-55 between Fortification St.
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City DescriptionFlorence is a town in Rankin County, Mississippi, United States. As of the 2000 census, the town population was 2,396. It is part of the Jackson Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Florence is located at 32°9′14″N 90°7′19″W / 32.15389, -90.12194 (32.153782, -90.122031).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 5.9 square miles (15.2 km²), all of it land.
The United States Census Bureau, being almost seven years out of date, truly does not show the growth of both the population and current city limits. Florence has nearly doubled in size in all aspects. The current city limits have grown northward towards Richland, to where Richland-Florence are one in the same. Florence is also known as "The Backdoor to Brandon" because of the residential boom growing ever closer to the locale of the Brandon city limits. Brandon lies an estimated 15 miles to the east of Florence. The city has grown westward, and will continue to expand towards the Pearl River,eventually stopping at the Pearl River, which separates Rankin County from Hinds County.
As of of Saturday, 03, December 2005, there were a tract population of 5,770 people, 2,376 households, and 2,144 families ... Read MoreCity Contained By:City Contains:Timezones:Size:
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